Block Listing Application

RNS Number : 5435F

Miton UK MicroCap Trust plc

28 July 2016

 

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA (OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM) OR TO ANY NATIONAL, RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA (OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM).

28 July 2016

Miton UK MicroCap Trust plc

Block Listing Application

The Board of Miton UK MicroCap Trust plc (the "Company") notes that application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 15,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities ("Admission").

The above 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be block listed may be issued pursuant to the Company's existing general authority to issue shares on a non pre-emptive basis, as detailed in its prospectus dated 4 February 2016 (the "Prospectus"), and under the Miton UK MicroCap Trust Block Scheme 2016. These Ordinary Shares may be issued inter alia to satisfy market demand and for the purposes of managing the premium to net asset value (cum income) per Ordinary Share at which the Ordinary Shares are trading. When issued, these Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue. It is expected that Admission will become effective on 2 August 2016.

Any Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the block listing facility will be issued subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Share Issuance Programme set out in the Prospectus.

Enquiries:

Peel Hunt LLP

Luke Simpson (Corporate) Mark Thompson (Sales)	Tel: [phone]

Miton Trust Managers Limited

David Barron

Tel: [phone]

 

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